The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 138:1-5, “I will give Thee thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to Thee before the gods.
2 I will bow down toward Thy holy temple, and give thanks to Thy name for Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth; For Thou hast magnified Thy word according to all Thy name.
3 On the day I called Thou didst answer me; Thou didst make me bold with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth will give thanks to Thee, O LORD, When they have heard the words of Thy mouth.
5 And they will sing of the ways of the LORD. For great is the glory of the LORD.”

When tragedy strikes, we always turn to God. Even those who claim no affiliation with the LORD, cry out in His name when trouble strikes. How much more do we who know Him give thanks and praise Him for his love and protection of our lives! Everything that the LORD has done to make Himself known is vastly superior to all that science and philosophy can provide us. His revelation of Himself is vastly superior to all!

You may say that He has not revealed Himself to you, but have you called upon Him? The psalmist says, “On the day I called, You didst answer me…” The psalmist sang praises to the LORD in the very presence of the false gods of lost and wandering mankind. The LORD gave him strength to do so; and so will He give you strength and courage as well.

We are living in a day that demands boldness! We must become strong in our open declaration of the LORD and of His power! The promised prophecy is that “all kings of the Earth will give thanks” to the LORD, but only is this possible when “they have heard the words of His mouth!” The LORD is pleased to use us in that open declaration; but are we pleased to be used? Surely, if our boldness to sing praises to Him in the presence of
men who praise false gods, it takes no less courage to praise Him in the presence of human kings. His glory is greater than we can possibly imagine! And He reaches out to us! Think of it!! How can we not praise Him?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom